Charge Exchange Spectroscopy of Multiply Charged Erbium Ions

The origin of heavier elements than iron is still under discussion, and recent studies suggest that the contribution of the r-process in neutron star mergers is dominant. Future modeling of such processes will require a huge amount of spectroscopic data on multiply charged ions of heavy elements. Ho...

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Published inAtoms Vol. 11; no. 2; p. 40
Main Authors Nishimura, Yuki, Imaizumi, Saki, Tanuma, Hajime, Nakamura, Nobuyuki, Sekiguchi, Yuichiro, Wanajo, Shinya, Sakaue, Hiroyuki A., Kato, Daiji, Murakami, Izumi, Tanaka, Masaomi, Gaigalas, Gediminas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.02.2023
Subjects
Charge exchange
Cosmic rays
Energy
Erbium
erbium ions
Gases
Heavy elements
Ions
kilonova
Neutron stars
Properties
Spectrum analysis
Star mergers
transitions in the visible light range
Japan
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Summary:The origin of heavier elements than iron is still under discussion, and recent studies suggest that the contribution of the r-process in neutron star mergers is dominant. Future modeling of such processes will require a huge amount of spectroscopic data on multiply charged ions of heavy elements. However, these experimental data are extremely scarce for heavy elements. In this work, we have performed the measurements of charge exchange spectroscopy for multiply charged Er ions in the visible light range. We report observed emission lines from multiply charged Er ions and their identification based on theoretical estimates.
ISSN:2218-2004
2218-2004
DOI:10.3390/atoms11020040